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Cooking and Comedy

March 9 @ 3:00 pm

Venue:

Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids

Price:

General Admission: $10



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Join Chef Jenna Arcidiacono, famed owner of Amore Trattoria Italiana, as she teaches local comedian Nardos Osterhart some of her favorite cooking techniques!

Join this funny duo and watch as they cook! 

Chef Jenna Arcidiacono

Jenna’s first job was slinging chili dogs and root beer floats at Cook’s Drive-In in Kentwood. Slowly, she began realizing that cooking was more than just a way to pay for her stirrup pants, music cassettes and perms. After High School she attended MSU and again found herself working in restaurants near campus. Wanting to live in a big city after graduation, she moved to San Francisco where she fell in love a handsome Italian who was visiting from Milan. She moved to Italy with him spending 3 years in the kitchen with her new mother-in-law, her passion for Italian Casalinga cuisine grew stronger. Moving back to the US Jenna realized it was time to take the leap and open Amore Trattoria Italiana . Her personal touch by meeting her guests in the dining room became part of the experience and her connection to the community.   During COVID Jenna started Food Hugs feeding frontline workers during the COVID pandemic.  She continues to learn by hosting culinary trips all over Italy twice a year. If you see a sparkly pink SUV on the streets with a “Food Hug“ license plate, that’s her. 

Nardos Osterhart

Nardos Osterhart has been doing standup since 2012 and won the Funniest Person in Grand Rapids contest in 2013.  She’s produced two successful one woman shows, and an album called ‘Nice Try’ in 2019 that hit number one on iTunes.  It can be heard on Sirius XM and Spotify.  Her humor highlights the absurdities of everyday life, memories from the past, and parenting fails. Nardos’ comedic influences are Dave Chappelle, Nate Bargatze, and John Mulaney. 

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Date:
March 9
Time:
3:00 pm
Cost:
$10
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Event Tags:
1806 Bridge St NW
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504 United States
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